no names, no pack drill

no names, no pack drill

If no names or specific details are mentioned, then no punishment or blame can be administered. There is a group of employees—no names, no pack drills—who figured out a way to manipulate the company's overtime policy.No names, no pack drills, but certain other candidates have been using taxpayers' money to fund personal trips and expenses.

no names, no pack drill

punishment or blame cannot be meted out if names and details are not mentioned.

Pack drill is a form of military punishment in which an offender has to perform parade-ground exercises while carrying a heavy pack. This early 20th-century expression is often used as an aside to recommend reticence about a particular subject.

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